i have been spending new years eve with a guy for the past 2 years is awkward? should use spent(past tense)??
and doest this mean the same guy or maybe different guy??
2006-09-21 03:51:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
have been sounds best
2006-09-21 03:53:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say "I have spent New Year's Eve with a guy for the last 2 years." then if u want it to mean a different guy u would say I have spent New Years Eve with a different guy for the last 2 years. or at least that's what i would say
2006-09-21 11:06:04 · answer #2 · answered by pretties75 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is acceptable and means you have been spending it with the same guy. Changing it to "spent" wouldn't necessarily mean the same guy.
"Have been" is a past progressive tense, which means it's an ongoing thing.
"Spent" is past, meaning it's something you did at specific times in the past.
Hope that helps.
2006-09-21 11:03:00 · answer #3 · answered by Lawn Jockey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could mean two different guys. You should specify 'the same guy'.
Try this :
I have spent the last two new year's eves with the same guy.
I didn't see the answer just above. It is better than mine.
2006-09-21 10:56:24 · answer #4 · answered by Les 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better would be....
For the past 2 years I have spent New Years Eve with a guy.
It is ambigious as to whether you mean the same guy or just any guy. So... if you mean the same one just put 'with the same guy'.
2006-09-21 10:56:06 · answer #5 · answered by Madam Rosmerta 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It should read "I have spent the past two New Years Eve's with a guy..."
2006-09-21 10:53:59 · answer #6 · answered by tmreiber 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
......I have spent last two New Year's eve with a different guy...............with the same guy.........and I do not intend of doing the same this year..................ring out the old and ring in the new...............is this you are trying to say or what......??????..........I am a little confused.....or what..???
2006-09-21 11:09:57 · answer #7 · answered by spaceman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOUR SENTENCE MEANS YOU HAVE BEEN LAST TWO NEW YEARS WITH A SAME GUY.
FOR DIFFERENT GUYS - IT SHOULD BE ' I HAVE SPENT LAST TWO YEARS EVE WITH A GUY."
2006-09-21 11:01:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been spending
or
I have spent
either one would be ok
2006-09-21 11:01:15 · answer #9 · answered by o2bamy25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both are ok.
2006-09-21 10:56:40 · answer #10 · answered by PunkGreen1829 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋